Police couldn’t say how seriously injured the would-be burglar is but said he should have a cut on his face and left the home bleeding. He is described as a white male standing about six-feet with a slight build. Police tell CP24 he was last seen wearing a black jacket, black pants and a white hoodie.

Officers and members of the canine unit are searching the area for any clues that will lead them to a suspect.

Former homicide detective and CP24 crime specialist Steve Ryan said confrontations between a home invader and homeowner are “rare.”

“Usually what happens with a break-and-enter suspect is they break into the house and if they hear noises, they go out the door,” he said. “Confrontations are rare but at times, as it happened with this man, he happened to walk into a break-and-enter in progress.”

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Police search for evidence after a man was attacked by a home intruder in Scarborough on March 13, 2018.

Toronto police canine units search for a suspects after a man was stabbed after confronting a break-and-enter suspect in Scarborough on March 13, 2018.